LGRT Room 1634
This week's Chemistry Seminar is not to be missed! Professor Mark Akeson from UCSC, a leading figure in the 25-year-long race to sequence genomic DNA using nanopores, will present a talk titled Three Decades of Nanopore Sequencing.
Join us at 11 am for refreshments, and 11:30 for the talk.
Abstract: In September 2016, astronauts aboard the International Space Station sequenced DNA using a one-Watt, 90-gram device connected to a laptop computer. This device, the MinION, decodes individual DNA strands as they are driven base-by-base through a nanoscale hole in a thin film. In my talk, I will describe key steps in the development of this 'nanopore DNA strand sequencing' technology from its earliest conception more than 25 years ago to its recent commercialization and application. I will then discuss key features of these nanopore sequencers that will impact genomics going forward including: portability, near real-time readouts, and long contiguous single strand reads exceeding 150,000 bases.
More information about Professor Akeson's researech can be found here: https://cbse.soe.ucsc.edu/
